Source: Kevin Griffin, HICKORY RECORD, 12/5/20


The pandemic-related job losses in Hickory are among the most significant in the state. But there are signs that at least some sectors in the economy are doing well. Out of the 15 metropolitan areas in the state, the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton area tied with Goldsboro for the second-largest percentage decrease in jobs between October 2019 and October 2020, according to state data compiled by Taylor Dellinger, a data analyst at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments.

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